Baby you can drive my car ...
Just how big is Microsoft these days? Well last I heard we have ~75K employees, not counting vendors and temporary staff. We are building and buying everything we can in the Redmond area. We've had to valet park in a number of buildings for ages. Now comes the mammoth parking garage! We are building a centrally located garage that will hold more than 5,000 automobiles! Wow. What does that say about our growth, not to mention we just can't seem to get people to use public transit (enough of my opinions though about useless public $$ wasted on bus lines, carpool lanes, etc.)? What does a 5,000 vehicle garage look like? 6 city blocks and 4 stories deep!
I've also heard it rumored that our Microsoft campus shuttle service is the largest privately run service of its kind in the US. These are the Microsoft vans that employees are encouraged to use when going between buildings. Unfortunately, the vans take 30 minutes to get anywhere (due to multiple stops) so everyone drives rather than jump in the shuttle. Rarely can you walk because it is too far, and being the Northwest it just might be raining!
Next time you are on campus be sure to visit our parking structure and ride the shuttle. Definitely part of the Microsoft experience. 
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